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1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar).

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(Below, many events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.)

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  • June 4 - Holocaust: The SS St. Louis, a ship carrying a cargo of 907 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida after already having been turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, most of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
  • June 24 - Government of Siam changes its name to Thailand, which means 'Free Land'.[1]

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WWII Poland Invasion 1939-09-01

September 1: German troops pull down the checkpoints on the German-Polish border, signalling the start of World War II.

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  • December 13 - WWII - Battle of the River Plate: German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee trapped by cruisers HMS Ajax, HMNZS Achilles, and HMS Exeter after a running battle off the coast of Uruguay. Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by its crew off Montevideo harbor on December 17.
  • December 14 - League of Nations expels the USSR because of attacking Finland

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  1. "Thailand ( Siam ) History" (overview), CS Mngt, 2005, CSMngt.com webpage: CSMngt-Thai.

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